Jeff's first fix-and-flip presented a learning curve, but the experience highlighted the importance of proper budgeting and project management.

Hey Nate, it makes sense to continue building out your investment portfolio in Milwaukee, but if you're looking in the Midwest, I recommend you make sure you get very familiar with the market you're interested in and build your out-of-state team first such as an agent, property manager, lender, and contractors if you're planning on house flipping.I recommend checking out Long-Distance Real Estate Investing by David Greene, where he takes you through how to properly invest out-of-state. 

Basically look at potential failures and determine their impact.Use the lookup function on my name and What happens if you die?  

Some consumers have never liked it, but things still function perfectly normal in those states.

Is it functioning properly?

:Class A Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, 3-5 years for positive cashflow, but you get highest relative rent & value appreciation.Vacancy Est: Historically 10%, 5% the more recent norm.Tenant Pool: Majority will have FICO scores of 680+, zero evictions in last 7 years.Class B Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, decent amount of relative rent & value appreciation.Vacancy Est: Historically 10%, 5% should be applied only if proper research done to support.Tenant Pool: Majority will have FICO scores of 620-680, some blemishes, but should have no evictions in last 5 yearsClass C Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, high cashflow and at the lower end of relative rent & value appreciation.

I believe in general, liens which are subordinate to real property taxes, which includes mortgages, are extinguished by a tax deed sale as long as they were provided proper notice of the sale. 

If this seller just renovated, hasn't owned it long and has a mortgage, your chances of obtaining favorable to you proper SF are low anyway.

Take ownership of your mistake and learn to do the proper due diligence recommended above😊

I suspect you will need to raise a little over $2M from investors to properly execute this deal.As a side note, 12 months is never going to be realistic on a full turnaround.